When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and communicate easily? If so then you need to Get Talking. Through common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you'll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak Burmese. Practise the most frequent words and expressions for: -introductions -asking for help -going to a restaurant -taking photographs -taking a taxi -going shopping -asking for directions -travelling around Burma -talking about work -talking about family. You'll progress in your understanding of naturally-paced conversations, be able to personalise the language through interactive role-plays and perfect your pronunciation to sound more natural. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.
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978-1-4718-0514-1 (9781471805141)
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John Okell, a graduate of The Queen's College, Oxford, was Lecturer in Burmese (Myanmar) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, until his retirement in 1999. Since then he has undertaken short-term teaching engagements in Thailand, Burma, and the USA, and is active in developing materials for the study of Burmese. He is a Research Associate at SOAS, where he continues to teach part time, and Chairman of the Britain-Burma Society in London. In 2014 he was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to UK-Burma relations.
